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Genesis

Chapter 14
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y bּiymey֙ 'amerape֣l meֽleke-shshine'a֔r 'arey֖oke me֣leke 'elּasa֑r kּedarela'o֨mer֙ me֣leke 'eyla֔m vetide'a֖l me֥leke gּoyiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And it was that in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goyim,

וַיְהִ֗י בִּימֵי֙ אַמְרָפֶ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־שִׁנְעָ֔ר אַרְי֖וֹךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֶלָּסָ֑ר כְּדָרְלָעֹ֨מֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ עֵילָ֔ם וְתִדְעָ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ גּוֹיִֽם׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashs֣u milechama֗h 'et-bּe֨ra'֙ me֣leke sedo֔m ve'et-bּireshsha֖ me֣leke 'amora֑h shshine'a֣b ׀ me֣leke 'adema֗h veshsheme'e֨ber֙ me֣leke tzbyym tzeboyi֔ym ume֥leke bּe֖la hiy'-tzoֽ'ar׃
Edified Edition (EDE)these kings made war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

עָשׂ֣וּ מִלְחָמָ֗ה אֶת־בֶּ֨רַע֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ סְדֹ֔ם וְאֶת־בִּרְשַׁ֖ע מֶ֣לֶךְ עֲמֹרָ֑ה שִׁנְאָ֣ב ׀ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַדְמָ֗ה וְשֶׁמְאֵ֨בֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ צביים צְבוֹיִ֔ים וּמֶ֥לֶךְ בֶּ֖לַע הִיא־צֹֽעַר׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-'e֨lּeh֙ chaֽber֔u 'el-'e֖meq hashsּidּi֑ym h֖u ya֥m hamּeֽlach׃
Edified Edition (EDE)All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

כָּל־אֵ֨לֶּה֙ חָֽבְר֔וּ אֶל־עֵ֖מֶק הַשִּׂדִּ֑ים ה֖וּא יָ֥ם הַמֶּֽלַח׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshetּe֤ym 'eshsereh֙ shshana֔h 'abed֖u 'et-kּedarela'o֑mer ushsheloshsh-'eshsere֥h shshana֖h maraֽdu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For twelve years they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

שְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה עָבְד֖וּ אֶת־כְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶר וּשְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֖ה מָרָֽדוּ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ube'arebּa'֩ 'eshsere֨h shshana֜h bּa֣ kedarela'o֗mer vehamּelakiym֙ 'ashshe֣r 'itּ֔o vayּakּ֤u 'et-repa'iym֙ bּe'ashshetּero֣t qarena֔yim ve'et-hazּuzi֖ym bּeha֑m ve'et֙ hֽa'eymi֔ym bּeshshave֖h qireyataֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-Kiriathaim,

וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה בָּ֣א כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶר וְהַמְּלָכִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ וַיַּכּ֤וּ אֶת־רְפָאִים֙ בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת קַרְנַ֔יִם וְאֶת־הַזּוּזִ֖ים בְּהָ֑ם וְאֵת֙ הָֽאֵימִ֔ים בְּשָׁוֵ֖ה קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-hachori֖y bּeharera֣m shse'i֑yr 'a֚d 'e֣yl pּa'ra֔n 'ashshe֖r 'al-hamּidebּaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El-Paran near the wilderness.

וְאֶת־הַחֹרִ֖י בְּהַרְרָ֣ם שֵׂעִ֑יר עַ֚ד אֵ֣יל פָּארָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּashshubu vayּabo֜'u 'el-'e֤yn mishshepּat֙ hi֣v qade֔shsh vayּakּ֕u 'eֽt-kּal-shsede֖h ha'amaleqi֑y vegam֙ 'et-ha֣'emori֔y hayּoshshe֖b bּechaֽtzetzo֥n tּamaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were living in Hazezon-tamar.

וַ֠יָּשֻׁבוּ וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ אֶל־עֵ֤ין מִשְׁפָּט֙ הִ֣וא קָדֵ֔שׁ וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶֽת־כָּל־שְׂדֵ֖ה הָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י וְגַם֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב בְּחַֽצְצֹ֥ן תָּמָֽר׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֨ meֽleke-sedo֜m ume֣leke 'amora֗h ume֤leke 'ademah֙ ume֣leke tzbyym tzeboyi֔m ume֥leke bּe֖la hiv'-tzo֑'ar vayּaֽ'arek֤u 'itּam֙ milechama֔h bּe'e֖meq hashsּidּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim

וַיֵּצֵ֨א מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹ֜ם וּמֶ֣לֶךְ עֲמֹרָ֗ה וּמֶ֤לֶךְ אַדְמָה֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ צביים צְבוֹיִ֔ם וּמֶ֥לֶךְ בֶּ֖לַע הִוא־צֹ֑עַר וַיַּֽעַרְכ֤וּ אִתָּם֙ מִלְחָמָ֔ה בְּעֵ֖מֶק הַשִּׂדִּֽים׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣t kּedarela'o֜mer me֣leke 'eyla֗m vetide'al֙ me֣leke gּoyi֔m ve'amerapel֙ me֣leke shshine'a֔r ve'arey֖oke me֣leke 'elּasa֑r 'arebּa'a֥h melaki֖ym 'et-hachamishshּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goyim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings against five.

אֵ֣ת כְּדָרְלָעֹ֜מֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ עֵילָ֗ם וְתִדְעָל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ גּוֹיִ֔ם וְאַמְרָפֶל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ שִׁנְעָ֔ר וְאַרְי֖וֹךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֶלָּסָ֑ר אַרְבָּעָ֥ה מְלָכִ֖ים אֶת־הַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֣meq hashsidּi֗ym bּֽe'ero֤t bּe'erot֙ chema֔r vayּanu֛su meֽleke-sedo֥m va'amora֖h vayּipּelu-shsha֑mּah vehanּishshe'ari֖ym he֥rah nּaֽsu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now the Valley of Siddim was full of bitumen pits; and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell into them, and the survivors fled to the hills.

וְעֵ֣מֶק הַשִׂדִּ֗ים בֶּֽאֱרֹ֤ת בֶּאֱרֹת֙ חֵמָ֔ר וַיָּנֻ֛סוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹ֥ם וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה וַיִּפְּלוּ־שָׁ֑מָּה וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖ים הֶ֥רָה נָּֽסוּ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּiqechu 'et-kּal-reku֨shsh sedo֧m va'amora֛h ve'et-kּal-'akela֖m vayּeleֽku׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away.

וַ֠יִּקְחוּ אֶת־כָּל־רְכֻ֨שׁ סְדֹ֧ם וַעֲמֹרָ֛ה וְאֶת־כָּל־אָכְלָ֖ם וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqech֨u 'et-l֧ot ve'et-rekushsh֛o bּen-'achi֥y 'abera֖m vayּele֑ku veh֥u yoshshe֖b bּisedoֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, and his possessions, for he was living in Sodom, and departed.

וַיִּקְח֨וּ אֶת־ל֧וֹט וְאֶת־רְכֻשׁ֛וֹ בֶּן־אֲחִ֥י אַבְרָ֖ם וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ וְה֥וּא יֹשֵׁ֖ב בִּסְדֹֽם׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo'֙ hapּali֔yt vayּagּe֖d le'abera֣m ha'iberi֑y vehu'֩ shshoke֨n bּe'eֽlone֜y mamere֣ ha'emori֗y 'achi֤y 'eshshekּol֙ va'achi֣y 'ane֔r vehe֖m bּa'ale֥y beriyt-'aberaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew; for he was living by the great trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshkol and brother of Aner, and these were allied with Abram.

וַיָּבֹא֙ הַפָּלִ֔יט וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאַבְרָ֣ם הָעִבְרִ֑י וְהוּא֩ שֹׁכֵ֨ן בְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜י מַמְרֵ֣א הָאֱמֹרִ֗י אֲחִ֤י אֶשְׁכֹּל֙ וַאֲחִ֣י עָנֵ֔ר וְהֵ֖ם בַּעֲלֵ֥י בְרִית־אַבְרָֽם׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshema֣ 'abera֔m kּi֥y nishshebּa֖h 'achi֑yv vayּa֨req 'et-chaniyka֜yv yeliyde֣y beyt֗o shshemona֤h 'ashsar֙ ushshelo֣shsh me'֔ot vayּiredּo֖p 'ad-dּaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out his 318 trained men born in his house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע אַבְרָ֔ם כִּ֥י נִשְׁבָּ֖ה אָחִ֑יו וַיָּ֨רֶק אֶת־חֲנִיכָ֜יו יְלִידֵ֣י בֵית֗וֹ שְׁמֹנָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת וַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף עַד־דָּֽן׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּechale֨q 'aleyhe֧m ׀ la֛yelah h֥u va'abada֖yv vayּakּe֑m vֽayּiredּepem֙ 'ad-choba֔h 'ashshe֥r mishsּemo֖'l ledamּaֽshseq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)During the night he divided his men against them, he and his servants, and struck them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus.

וַיֵּחָלֵ֨ק עֲלֵיהֶ֧ם ׀ לַ֛יְלָה ה֥וּא וַעֲבָדָ֖יו וַיַּכֵּ֑ם וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙ עַד־חוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִשְּׂמֹ֖אל לְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֕shsheb 'e֖t kּal-hareku֑shsh vegam֩ 'et-l֨ot 'achi֤yv urekushsho֙ heshshi֔yb vega֥m 'et-hanּashshi֖ym ve'et-ha'aֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the people.

וַיָּ֕שֶׁב אֵ֖ת כָּל־הָרְכֻ֑שׁ וְגַם֩ אֶת־ל֨וֹט אָחִ֤יו וּרְכֻשׁוֹ֙ הֵשִׁ֔יב וְגַ֥ם אֶת־הַנָּשִׁ֖ים וְאֶת־הָעָֽם׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֣ meֽleke-sedom֮ liqera'to֒ 'achare֣y shshub֗o mֽehakּot֙ 'et-kּedarla'o֔mer ve'et-hamּelaki֖ym 'ashshe֣r 'itּ֑o 'el-'e֣meq shshave֔h h֖u 'e֥meq hamּeֽleke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley), after his return from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.

וַיֵּצֵ֣א מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹם֮ לִקְרָאתוֹ֒ אַחֲרֵ֣י שׁוּב֗וֹ מֵֽהַכּוֹת֙ אֶת־כְּדָרלָעֹ֔מֶר וְאֶת־הַמְּלָכִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֑וֹ אֶל־עֵ֣מֶק שָׁוֵ֔ה ה֖וּא עֵ֥מֶק הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): umalekּiy-tze֨deq֙ me֣leke shshale֔m hotzi֖y le֣chem vaya֑yin veh֥u kohe֖n le'e֥l 'eleyֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And Melchizedek, King of Righteousness, King of Salem, brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High (El Elyon).

וּמַלְכִּי־צֶ֨דֶק֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ שָׁלֵ֔ם הוֹצִ֖יא לֶ֣חֶם וָיָ֑יִן וְה֥וּא כֹהֵ֖ן לְאֵ֥ל עֶלְיֽוֹן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vֽayebareke֖hu vayּo'ma֑r bּar֤uke 'aberam֙ le'e֣l 'eley֔on qone֖h shshama֥yim va'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor (Koneh) of heaven and earth;

וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ וַיֹּאמַ֑ר בָּר֤וּךְ אַבְרָם֙ לְאֵ֣ל עֶלְי֔וֹן קֹנֵ֖ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubaruke֙ 'e֣l 'eley֔on 'ashsher-migּe֥n tzare֖yka bּeyade֑ka vayּitּen-l֥o ma'ashse֖r mikּoֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand." And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

וּבָרוּךְ֙ אֵ֣ל עֶלְי֔וֹן אֲשֶׁר־מִגֵּ֥ן צָרֶ֖יךָ בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וַיִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ר מִכֹּֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥'mer meֽleke-sedo֖m 'el-'abera֑m tּen-li֣y hanּe֔peshsh vehareku֖shsh qaֽch-laֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people and take the goods for yourself."

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹ֖ם אֶל־אַבְרָ֑ם תֶּן־לִ֣י הַנֶּ֔פֶשׁ וְהָרְכֻ֖שׁ קַֽח־לָֽךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥'mer 'abera֖m 'el-me֣leke sedo֑m hariymo֨tiy yadi֤y 'el-yehvah֙ 'e֣l 'eley֔on qone֖h shshama֥yim va'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָ֖ם אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ סְדֹ֑ם הֲרִימֹ֨תִי יָדִ֤י אֶל־יְהוָה֙ אֵ֣ל עֶלְי֔וֹן קֹנֵ֖ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): im-michut֙ ve'a֣d shserֽoke-na֔'al ve'im-'eqּa֖ch mikּal-'ashsher-la֑ke velo֣ to'ma֔r 'ani֖y he'eshsha֥retּiy 'et-'aberaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal-strap, of all that is yours, so that you will not say, 'I have made Abram rich.'

אִם־מִחוּט֙ וְעַ֣ד שְׂרֽוֹךְ־נַ֔עַל וְאִם־אֶקַּ֖ח מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָ֑ךְ וְלֹ֣א תֹאמַ֔ר אֲנִ֖י הֶעֱשַׁ֥רְתִּי אֶת־אַבְרָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּile'ada֗y ra֚q 'ashshe֣r 'ֽakel֣u hanּe'ari֔ym veche֨leq֙ hֽa'anashshi֔ym 'ashshe֥r halek֖u 'itּi֑y 'aner֙ 'eshshekּo֣l umamere֔ he֖m yiqech֥u cheleqaֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshkol and Mamre; let them take their share."

בִּלְעָדַ֗י רַ֚ק אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽכְל֣וּ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְחֵ֨לֶק֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלְכ֖וּ אִתִּ֑י עָנֵר֙ אֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל וּמַמְרֵ֔א הֵ֖ם יִקְח֥וּ חֶלְקָֽם׃ס